ARIZONA & MEXICO

Computer and electronic product manufacturing is in second place with 12 percent of all IMMEX
manufacturing jobs, while electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing follows in
third place with 7 percent. Together, these top three sectors -- transportation equipment manufacturing,
computer and electronic product manufacturing, and electrical equipment, appliance and component
manufacturing -- account for 51 percent of the IMMEX manufacturing employment, 29 percent of
establishments, and 51 of IMMEX-generated revenues.
THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR LEADS THE IMMEX NON-MANUFACTURING EXPORT ACTIVITIES
The non-manufacturing activities in the IMMEX Program include establishments involved in agriculture;
mining (except for oil and gas); agriculture and forestry materials; warehousing and storage; administrative
and support services; waste management and remediation services, and other export-oriented
non-manufacturing activities.
Agriculture-based establishments account for 25 percent of all non-manufacturing establishments, but
51 percent of all IMMEX non-manufacturing sector employees. Administrative and support services
include the second largest number of establishments, account for the second-largest revenues, but trail
behind the mining sector in number of employees (Figure 4).
Figure 4: IMMEX non-manufacturing employment by sector 2014 (%)
Source: INEGI. Estadística Integral del programa de la Industria Manufacturera, maquiladora y de
Servicios de Exportación (IMMEX), Feb. 2015. Data are averages January-November 2014.
www.inegi.org.mx
LOCATION OF IMMEX ESTABLISHMENTS BY STATE
The inclusion of the auto industry (formerly within the PITEX Program) and non-manufacturing activities
is reflected in the more even distribution throughout Mexico in comparison with the traditional
maquiladora sector prior to 2006. Especially interesting is the rise of IMMEX sector in centrally located
states such as Guanajuato, Mexico, and Querétaro. However, the six Mexican border states still account
for about 60 percent of both the number of IMMEX establishments and number of employees (Figure 5).
Baja California holds the first place with the largest number of establishments (about 18 percent of the
total); while Chihuahua is number one with the largest number of IMMEX employees (13 percent of the
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